Responsibilities:
1.Develop strong relationships and manage the ongoing negotiations with the customer as the official Faurecia representative
2.Launch and monitor the Program: track progress by updating Business Plan, Program Dashboard and Budget Reports, and by leading reviews of program steps and results
3.Conduct Risk/Opportunity analysis, and develop and implement appropriate action plans
4.Arbitrate any conflicts with the customer on financial and/or technical issues
5.Staff, manage and co-ordinate a cross-functional program team, define team members' objectives and assignments
6.Organize communications throughout the program lifecycle
7.Ensure smooth program transfer from Development Centre to Production Plant
8.Organize key program information to ensure Program continuity and to contribute to knowledge management
9.Act as official Faurecia Program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving company from risk exposure (like Engineering Change, planning…)
10.Support or take the lead of commercial negotiations for contract evolutions
11.Communicate and report relevant program status to secure proper management support on program issues
12.Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future programs’ performance

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have/be:

Education:
1.Minimum Bachelor’s degree, ideally in engineering

Experience :
1.Minimum 5 years of the relevant experience of product development in automotive industry
2.Familiar with automotive display, cockpit electronics or driver assistance system is preferred
3.Demonstrate product and process engineer experience
4.Team management experience
5.Experience in budget control and profit enhancement

Nice to have:
1.International experience

Technical skills:
1.Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, “QRCI”/problem solving skills)
2.Strong financial knowledge (incl. building and following a Business Plan)
3.Master Program Management System (internal) or Program management knowledge in particularly in matrix organization (external); PMP certificate is preferred
4.Ability to develop strong customer relationships at senior level
5.English and Chinese fluent

Behavioural skills:
1.Logic thinkingNegotiation skills & customer and result orientation
2.Accountability and transparency
3.Ability to coach, support and challenge his/her team
4.Ability to manage a team in a matrix organization using management by objectives
5.Ability to make quick and tough decision
6.International and Entrepreneurship mindset